# Colonial families of Maryland

The colonial families of Maryland were the leading families in the Province of Maryland. Several also had interests in the Colony of Virginia, and the two are sometimes referred to as the Chesapeake Colonies.

## Founders and scions

| Family name | Related | Family members | Notes |
| Adams Charles County | | Francis Adams | (c. 1645 – 1698) early settler |
| Adams Charles County | | John Adams | (c. 1670 – 1740) early settler |
| Adams Charles County | | Francis Adams II | (1680 – 1766) revolutionary, planter and gentleman |
| Adams Charles County | | Charles Adams | (c. 1672 – 1733) carpenter |
| Bowie Prince George's County | See also: Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie; Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House); and Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family | John Bowie, Sr. | (1688 – 1759) early settler |
| Bowie Prince George's County | See also: Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie; Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House); and Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family | Oden Bowie | (1826 – 1894) 34th governor of the state of Maryland |
| Bowie Prince George's County | See also: Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie; Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House); and Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family | Robert Bowie | (1750 – 1818) 11th governor of Maryland |
| Bowie Prince George's County | See also: Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie; Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House); and Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family | Thomas Fielder Bowie | (1808 – 1869) politician |
| Bowie Prince George's County | See also: Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie; Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House); and Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family | Walter Bowie | (1748 – 1810) slave owner, racehorse owner and politician |
| Bowie Prince George's County | See also: Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie; Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House); and Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family | Captain William Bowie | (c 1721 – c 1791) revolutionary, member of the Assembly of Freemen, and Annapolis Convention delegate |
| Bowie Prince George's County | See also: Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie; Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House); and Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family | William Duckett Bowie | (1803 – 1873) politician |
| Brent St. Mary's County, Queen Anne's County, Kent County | See also: Margaret Brent Middle School, named after Margaret Brent; Maryland Women's Hall of Fame; and Kent Fort Manor, home to the Brent Family | Margaret Brent | (c 1601 – c 1671) first woman in the English colonies to appear before court |
| Brent St. Mary's County, Queen Anne's County, Kent County | See also: Margaret Brent Middle School, named after Margaret Brent; Maryland Women's Hall of Fame; and Kent Fort Manor, home to the Brent Family | Mary Brent | early settler and plantation owner, sister of Margaret |
| Brent St. Mary's County, Queen Anne's County, Kent County | See also: Margaret Brent Middle School, named after Margaret Brent; Maryland Women's Hall of Fame; and Kent Fort Manor, home to the Brent Family | Giles Brent | (c1600 – 1672) Catholic early settler, married Mary Kittamaquad, the daughter of the Piscataway Tayac |
| Brice Anne Arundel County | See also: Brice House (Annapolis, Maryland) | Brice III | (1738–1820) lawyer and mayor of Annapolis |
| Brice Anne Arundel County | See also: Brice House (Annapolis, Maryland) | John Brice Jr. | (1705–1766) settler and Loyalist politician |
| Brice Anne Arundel County | See also: Brice House (Annapolis, Maryland) | James Brice | (1746–1801) governor of Maryland |
| Brooke Old Charles County, Calvert County, Prince George's County, Montgomery County | See also: Fair Hill, the former estate of Richard Brooke; Fair Hill Training Center; and Brookeville, Maryland | Robert Brooke, Sr. | (1602–1655) early settler, planter |
| Brooke Old Charles County, Calvert County, Prince George's County, Montgomery County | See also: Fair Hill, the former estate of Richard Brooke; Fair Hill Training Center; and Brookeville, Maryland | Thomas Brooke, Sr. | (1632 – 1676) lawyer, planter, High Sheriff and Chief Justice |
| Brooke Old Charles County, Calvert County, Prince George's County, Montgomery County | See also: Fair Hill, the former estate of Richard Brooke; Fair Hill Training Center; and Brookeville, Maryland | Thomas Brooke, Jr. | (1659 – 1730/31) politician, planter |
| Brooke Old Charles County, Calvert County, Prince George's County, Montgomery County | See also: Fair Hill, the former estate of Richard Brooke; Fair Hill Training Center; and Brookeville, Maryland | Thomas Brooke III | (1683 – 1744) politician, planter |
| Brooke Old Charles County, Calvert County, Prince George's County, Montgomery County | See also: Fair Hill, the former estate of Richard Brooke; Fair Hill Training Center; and Brookeville, Maryland | Richard Brooke | (1736 – 1788) politician, planter |
| Burgess Anne Arundel County, Frederick County | | William Burgess | (c 1622 – 1686/87) planter, merchant, politician |
| Burgess Anne Arundel County, Frederick County | | John Burgess | (1696 – 1774) planter |
| Burgess Anne Arundel County, Frederick County | | Edward Burgess | (ca. 1733 – 1809) planter, captain, First Maryland Battalion of the Flying Camp |
| Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County | See also: Category:Calvert family residences | Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore | (1605 – 31675) politician, peer and lawyer, first proprietor of Maryland |
| Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County | See also: Category:Calvert family residences | Leonard Calvert | (1606 – 1647) first proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland |
| Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County | See also: Category:Calvert family residences | Phillip Calvert (governor) | (c. 1626 - c. 1682), fifth Governor of Maryland |
| Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County | See also: Category:Calvert family residences | Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore | (1637 – 1715) English peer and colonial administrator |
| Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County | See also: Category:Calvert family residences | Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore | (1679 – 1715) English peer and politician |
| Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County | See also: Category:Calvert family residences | Charles Calvert Lazenby | (c. 1688 – 1734) British Army officer, colonial administrator, planter and Proprietary Governor of Maryland |
| Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County | See also: Category:Calvert family residences | Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore | (1699 – 1751) British nobleman and Proprietary Governor of Maryland |
| Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County | See also: Category:Calvert family residences | Benedict Leonard Calvert | (1700 – 1732) 15th Proprietary Governor of Maryland |
| Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County | See also: Category:Calvert family residences | Benedict Swingate Calvert | (1722 – 1788) illegitimate son of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, planter, slave owner, politician and Loyalist |
| Calvert, Barons Baltimore St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County | See also: Category:Calvert family residences | Henry Harford | (1758 – 1834), illegitimate son of Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, namesake of Harford County, last proprietary owner of the British colony of Maryland |
| Carroll St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County | See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor | Charles Carroll the Settler | |
| Carroll St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County | See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor | Charles Carroll of Annapolis | |
| Carroll St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County | See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor | Charles Carroll (barrister) | |
| Carroll St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County | See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor | Charles Carroll of Carrollton | Carrollton Manor, Mount Clare |
| Carroll St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County | See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor | Daniel Carroll | |
| Carroll St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County | See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor | John Carroll (bishop) | |
| Carroll St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County | See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor | Thomas King Carroll | |
| Carroll St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County | See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor | Anna Ella Carroll | |
| Carroll St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County | See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor | James Carroll (Maryland politician) | |
| Chase Somerset County, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Impeachment of Samuel Chase, SS Samuel Chase, and Chase–Lloyd House | Samuel Chase | (1741 – 1811) signer of the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence |
| Chase Somerset County, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Impeachment of Samuel Chase, SS Samuel Chase, and Chase–Lloyd House | Jeremiah Chase | (1748 – 1828) lawyer, jurist, and land speculator |
| Chew Anne Arundel County, Cecil County | See also: Tulip Hill; Maidstone (Owings, Maryland); and Warfield's Range | Samuel Chew (I-V) | early settlers of Herring Bay beginning in1650, colonists and plantation owners |
| Chew Anne Arundel County, Cecil County | See also: Tulip Hill; Maidstone (Owings, Maryland); and Warfield's Range | John Chew Thomas | (1764 – 1836) politician, member of the House of Representatives for Maryland's 2nd district |
| Contee Prince George's County | See also: Clivedon Hall and Oaklands (Laurel, Maryland) | Thomas Contee | (c. 1729–1811) militia man, politician and planter |
| Contee Prince George's County | See also: Clivedon Hall and Oaklands (Laurel, Maryland) | Benjamin Contee | (1755 – 1815) priest and member of the House of Representatives |
| Key Cecil County, Montgomery County | See also: Terra Rubra, Key Family plantation and Woodley Mansion | Philip Barton Key | (1757 – 1815), loyalist and judge |
| Key Cecil County, Montgomery County | See also: Terra Rubra, Key Family plantation and Woodley Mansion | Philip Key | (1750 – 1820) congressional representative |
| Key Cecil County, Montgomery County | See also: Terra Rubra, Key Family plantation and Woodley Mansion | Barnes Compton | (1830 – 1898) politician and Treasurer of Maryland |
| Key Cecil County, Montgomery County | See also: Terra Rubra, Key Family plantation and Woodley Mansion | Francis Scott Key | (1779 – 1843) lawyer and author of author of the national anthem |
| Cresap Allegany County | See also: Cresaptown, Maryland; Cresaptown-Bel Air, Maryland; and Dans Mountain | Thomas Cresap | (c.1702—c.1790) settler and trader, served Lord Baltimore as an agent in Cresap's War |
| Cresap Allegany County | See also: Cresaptown, Maryland; Cresaptown-Bel Air, Maryland; and Dans Mountain | Michael Cresap | (1742 – 1775) frontiersman immortalized in Logan's Lament, owned the Michael Cresap House |
| Darnall Prince George's County, Calvert County | See also: Darnall's Chance, Portland Manor, and His Lordship's Kindness | Henry Darnall | (1645 – 1711) planter, military officer and politician, proprietary agent for Lord Baltimore |
| Darnall Prince George's County, Calvert County | See also: Darnall's Chance, Portland Manor, and His Lordship's Kindness | Henry Darnall II | (1682–1759) planter and landowner |
| Digges Prince George's County | See also: Warburton Manor | William Digges | (c. 1651— 1697) planter, soldier and politician |
| Dent St. Mary's County, Charles County | See also: Dentsville, Maryland; Fendall-Dent-Worthington family political line; and Whitehaven, the Dent Family plantation is now the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site | Thomas Dent Sr. | (1630–1676), justice, sheriff, and member of the Maryland General Assembly |
| Dent St. Mary's County, Charles County | See also: Dentsville, Maryland; Fendall-Dent-Worthington family political line; and Whitehaven, the Dent Family plantation is now the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site | George Dent | (1756 – 1813) planter, served in the House of Representatives |
| Dorsey Anne Arundel County, Calvert County | See also: Dorsey Hall; Howard Lodge; and Waverly (Marriottsville, Maryland) | Edward Dorsey | (c. 1615 – 1659) boat-wright and patriarch |
| Dorsey Anne Arundel County, Calvert County | See also: Dorsey Hall; Howard Lodge; and Waverly (Marriottsville, Maryland) | Hon. John Dorsey | (before 1646 – 1714) colonial settler |
| Dorsey Anne Arundel County, Calvert County | See also: Dorsey Hall; Howard Lodge; and Waverly (Marriottsville, Maryland) | Major Edward Dorsey | (before 1646 – 1705) colonial settler |
| Dulany Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Frederick, Maryland, founded by Daniel Dulany in honor of Lord Baltimore's son | Daniel Dulany the Elder | (1685–1753) lawyer and land-developer |
| Dulany Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Frederick, Maryland, founded by Daniel Dulany in honor of Lord Baltimore's son | Daniel Dulany the Younger | (1722 – 1797) loyalist politician, mayor of Annapolis and lawyer |
| Dulany Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Frederick, Maryland, founded by Daniel Dulany in honor of Lord Baltimore's son | Walter Dulany | (died 1773) politician and mayor of Annapolis |
| Duvall Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Middle Plantation, home of the Duvall family patented in 1664 | Mareen Duvall | (1625–1694) French Huguenot and early settler |
| Duvall Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Middle Plantation, home of the Duvall family patented in 1664 | Gabriel Duvall | (1752 – 1844) politician and jurist |
| Eden baronets St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County | | Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland | (1741 – 1784) colonial administrator and last colonial governor of Maryland |
| Eden baronets St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County | | Caroline Calvert Eden | (c. 1737 – c.1773) namesake of Caroline County |
| Fendall Charles County, Prince George's County | See also: Fendall-Dent-Worthington family political line; Blenheim (Maryland); and Marshall Hall, Maryland | Josias Fendall | (c. 1628 – c. 1687) colonial administrator, planter and proprietary governor |
| Goldsborough Dorchester County, Talbot County | See also: Myrtle Grove, plantation country home of the Goldsboroughs and Goldsborough House | Robert Goldsborough | (1711 – 1788) lawyer, Burgess, statesman and delegate to the Continental Congress |
| Goldsborough Dorchester County, Talbot County | See also: Myrtle Grove, plantation country home of the Goldsboroughs and Goldsborough House | Nicholas Goldsborugh | (1732 – 1750) Justice of Talbot County, Burgess, Ferry manager |
| Goldsborough Dorchester County, Talbot County | See also: Myrtle Grove, plantation country home of the Goldsboroughs and Goldsborough House | John Goldsborough | (1742 – 1770) Managed a ferry, Freeman, General Assembly of state Talbot County |
| Goldsborough Dorchester County, Talbot County | See also: Myrtle Grove, plantation country home of the Goldsboroughs and Goldsborough House | Colonel Nicholas Goldsborough | (c 1787 – c 1858) plantation owner, politician |
| Goldsborough Dorchester County, Talbot County | See also: Myrtle Grove, plantation country home of the Goldsboroughs and Goldsborough House | Charles Goldsborough | (1765 – 1834) 16th Governor and federalist politician |
| Goldsborough Dorchester County, Talbot County | See also: Myrtle Grove, plantation country home of the Goldsboroughs and Goldsborough House | William Goldsborough | (1750–1801) plantation owner, politician |
| Greenberry Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Whitehall, property once owned by the Greenberrys; Greenbury Light, a historic site at Greenberry Point, owned by the family; and Newtowne Neck State Park, public park on the former landholdings of the Greenberry family | Nicholas Greenberry | (c.1627 – 1697) 4th Royal Governor and military commander |
| Greene St. Mary's County, Charles County | See also: Green's Inheritance | Governor Thomas Greene | (1610 – 1652) early settler and second Provincial Governor |
| Hammond Anne Arundel County, Howard County | See also: Howard's Adventure, country estate of the Hammond Family; Hammond–Harwood House, historic home built by Mathias Hammond; and Burleigh Manor, historic home built by Rezin Hammond | Major Philip Hammond | (1697–1760) planter, politician and landowner |
| Hammond Anne Arundel County, Howard County | See also: Howard's Adventure, country estate of the Hammond Family; Hammond–Harwood House, historic home built by Mathias Hammond; and Burleigh Manor, historic home built by Rezin Hammond | Mathias Hammond | (1740–1786) revolutionary |
| Hammond Anne Arundel County, Howard County | See also: Howard's Adventure, country estate of the Hammond Family; Hammond–Harwood House, historic home built by Mathias Hammond; and Burleigh Manor, historic home built by Rezin Hammond | Rezin Hammond | (1745–1809) revolutionary, patriot and planter |
| Hammond Anne Arundel County, Howard County | See also: Howard's Adventure, country estate of the Hammond Family; Hammond–Harwood House, historic home built by Mathias Hammond; and Burleigh Manor, historic home built by Rezin Hammond | John Hammond Maj.Gen. | Tombstone from 'Mountain Neck' plantation to St.Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis |
| Hanson Charles County, Prince George's County | See also: Statue of John Hanson, John Hanson Highway, and Belmont Estate | John Hanson | (1721 – 1783) merchant, politician and delegate to the Continental Congress |
| Hanson Charles County, Prince George's County | See also: Statue of John Hanson, John Hanson Highway, and Belmont Estate | Alexander Contee Hanson | (1786 – 1819) lawyer, publisher, and statesman |
| Hanson Charles County, Prince George's County | See also: Statue of John Hanson, John Hanson Highway, and Belmont Estate | Alexander Contee Hanson Sr. | (1749 – 1806) attorney and Chancellor of Maryland |
| Hatton St. Marys County | | Thomas Hatton Sr. | (d 1655) early settler, secretary, provincial justice |
| Hatton St. Marys County | | Thomas Hatton | (1642 – 1675) early settler |
| Howard Baltimore County, Howard County | | Matthew Howard Sr | early settler |
| Howard Baltimore County, Howard County | | John Eager Howard | (1752 – 1827) soldier, plantation owner and politician, Howard County is named after him |
| Howard Baltimore County, Howard County | | George Howard (Governor of Maryland) | (1789 – 1846) 22nd governor of Maryland |
| Howard Baltimore County, Howard County | | Benjamin Chew Howard | (1791 – 1872) politician and lawyer |
| Howard Baltimore County, Howard County | | William Howard | (1793–1834) engineer who worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
| Jenifer Charles County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Ellerslie, Maryland; Retreat (Port Tobacco, Maryland); and Sunnyside (Aquasco, Maryland) | Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer | (1723 – 1790) politician and Constitution signer |
| Jenifer Charles County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Ellerslie, Maryland; Retreat (Port Tobacco, Maryland); and Sunnyside (Aquasco, Maryland) | Daniel Jenifer | (1791 – 1855) lawyer and statesman |
| Lee Prince George's County, Frederick County | See also: Blenheim, the Lee Family of Maryland descends from the "Blenheim" line of the Lee Family of Virginia; Melwood Park, an estate that came into possession of the Lee family by marriage; and SS Thomas Sim Lee | Philip Lee | (1681–1744), planter, naval officer and member of the Maryland General Assembly |
| Lee Prince George's County, Frederick County | See also: Blenheim, the Lee Family of Maryland descends from the "Blenheim" line of the Lee Family of Virginia; Melwood Park, an estate that came into possession of the Lee family by marriage; and SS Thomas Sim Lee | Thomas Sim Lee | (1745 – 1819) American planter, patriot, and politician who served as Maryland Governor |
| Lloyd | | Edward Lloyd (Colonial Governor of Maryland) | |
| Lloyd | | Edward Lloyd (delegate) | |
| Lloyd | | Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland) | |
| Lloyd | | Henry Lloyd (governor) | |
| Lloyd | | James Lloyd (Maryland) | (1756 – 1830) politician |
| Ogle Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Belair, home to the Ogle family and Ogle Hall | Samuel Ogle | (c. 1694 – 1752) 16th, 18th and 20th Proprietary Governor of Maryland |
| Ogle Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Belair, home to the Ogle family and Ogle Hall | Benjamin Ogle | (1749 – 1809) ninth Governor of Maryland |
| Paca Queen Anne's County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Wye River (plantation) and Paca House and Garden | William Paca | (1740 – 1799) signatory to Continental Association and Declaration of Independence |
| Peale | | Charles Willson Peale | |
| Peale | | James Peale | |
| Peale | | Raphaelle Peale | |
| Peale | | Rembrandt Peale | |
| Peale | | Rubens Peale | |
| Peale | | Titian Peale | |
| Peale | | Anna Claypoole Peale | |
| Peale | | Charles Peale Polk | |
| Peale | | Margaretta Angelica Peale | |
| Peale | | Sarah Miriam Peale | |
| Ridgely Howard County, Baltimore County | See also: Hickory Ridge, home of the Ridgely's; Ridgely, Maryland; and Ridgely's Delight, Baltimore | Henry Ridgely | (1640–1710) |
| Ridgely Howard County, Baltimore County | See also: Hickory Ridge, home of the Ridgely's; Ridgely, Maryland; and Ridgely's Delight, Baltimore | Henry Ridgely III | (1690–1749) |
| Ridgely Howard County, Baltimore County | See also: Hickory Ridge, home of the Ridgely's; Ridgely, Maryland; and Ridgely's Delight, Baltimore | Charles Ridgely II | (1702–1772) planter, politician, justice, merchant |
| Ridgely Howard County, Baltimore County | See also: Hickory Ridge, home of the Ridgely's; Ridgely, Maryland; and Ridgely's Delight, Baltimore | Charles Ridgely III | (1733–1790) planter, iron monger, builder of Hampton Mansion |
| Ridgely Howard County, Baltimore County | See also: Hickory Ridge, home of the Ridgely's; Ridgely, Maryland; and Ridgely's Delight, Baltimore | Charles Carnan Ridgely | (1760 – 1829) politician, 15th Governor of Maryland |
| Riggin Somerset County | See also: Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House | Teague Riggin | Founder; Planter, Golden Lyon Plantation, Pocomoke Sound |
| Riggin Somerset County | See also: Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House | Darby Riggin | Founder; Planter, Annemessex, later moved to Accomack County, Virginia |
| Riggin Somerset County | See also: Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House | John Riggin | Planter, Marumsco, Pocomoke Sound |
| Riggin Somerset County | See also: Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House | John Riggin | Planter, Annemessex |
| Riggin Somerset County | See also: Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House | Isaac Riggin | Corporal, Maryland Militia, War of 1812. |
| Riggin Somerset County | See also: Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House | Elisha Riggin | shipbuilder |
| Riggin Somerset County | See also: Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House | John Riggin | Deputy clerk of the court, Worcester County; father of Brig. Gen. John Riggin, Jr. |
| Rodgers Cecil County, Harford County | See also: Rodgers Tavern and Sion Hill | Colonel John Rodgers Sr. | (b 1726) early settler, naval officer |
| Rodgers Cecil County, Harford County | See also: Rodgers Tavern and Sion Hill | Commodore John Rodgers | (1772 – 1838) naval officer |
| Rodgers Cecil County, Harford County | See also: Rodgers Tavern and Sion Hill | Admiral John Rodgers III | (1812 – 1882) naval officer |
| Rodgers Cecil County, Harford County | See also: Rodgers Tavern and Sion Hill | George Washington Rodgers | (1787–1832) naval officer |
| Saffell Frederick County Montgomery County | | Samuel Saffell | (1712–1777) early settler, landowner, second probated will in Montgomery County |
| Saffell Frederick County Montgomery County | | Joshua Saffell | revolutionary soldier |
| Sewall St. Mary's County, Dorchester County, Queen Anne's County | See also: Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site | Henry Sewall | (d 1665) early settler, founder of Mattapany, My Lady Sewall's Manor |
| Sewall St. Mary's County, Dorchester County, Queen Anne's County | See also: Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site | Nicholas Lewis Sewall | planter, slave owner |
| Sewall St. Mary's County, Dorchester County, Queen Anne's County | See also: Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site | Charles S. Sewall | (1779 – 1848) politician, served in the Maryland State Senate, House of Delegates and House of Representatives |
| Smallwood Anne Arundel County, Charles County | See also: Smallwood State Park and Fort Smallwood Park | Governor William Smallwood | planter, soldier and politician, fourth Governor of Maryland |
| Sparrow Anne Arundel County | See also: Sparrows Point, Maryland | Thomas Sparrow | (1746–1784) Goldsmith, engraver jeweler, created the dies for the 1788 Chalmers shilling, the first coin minted in the Republic |
| Steuart Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Maryland Square and Dodon (farm) | George H. Steuart (planter) | Planter |
| Steuart Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Maryland Square and Dodon (farm) | George H. Steuart (politician) | (1700–1784) physician, tobacco planter, and Loyalist politician |
| Steuart Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Maryland Square and Dodon (farm) | George Steuart Hume | |
| Steuart Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Maryland Square and Dodon (farm) | George H. Steuart (Major General) | |
| Steuart Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Maryland Square and Dodon (farm) | Richard Sprigg Steuart | (1797–1876) physician and pioneer of the treatment of mental illness |
| Steuart Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Maryland Square and Dodon (farm) | George H. Steuart (Brigadier General) | (1828 – 1903) planter and Confederate military officer |
| Steuart Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County | See also: Maryland Square and Dodon (farm) | William Steuart (Mayor of Baltimore) | (1780 – 1839) stonemason and mayor of Baltimore |
| Stone Charles County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Peggy Stewart House, and Category:Stone family residences | William Stone | (c. 1603 – c. 1660) English-born merchant, planter and proprietary governor of Maryland |
| Stone Charles County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Peggy Stewart House, and Category:Stone family residences | Thomas Stone | (1743 – 1787) planter, politician, and lawyer who signed the Declaration of Independence, namesake of the SS Thomas Stone |
| Stone Charles County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Peggy Stewart House, and Category:Stone family residences | Michael J. Stone | (1747 – 1812) American planter and statesman |
| Stone Charles County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Peggy Stewart House, and Category:Stone family residences | John Hoskins Stone | (1749 – 1804) planter, soldier, and 7th Governor of Maryland |
| Stone Charles County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Peggy Stewart House, and Category:Stone family residences | William Murray Stone | (1779 – 1838) clergyman |
| Stone Charles County, Anne Arundel County | See also: Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Peggy Stewart House, and Category:Stone family residences | Frederick Stone | (1820 – 1899) lawyer and Congressman from Maryland's fifth district |
| Tasker Prince George's County | See also: Belair Mansion, ancestral home of the Tasker family and Selima, Tasker Jr.'s prized mare that became a foundational dam for thoroughbreds in the United Staes | Benjamin Tasker, Sr. | (c. 1690–1768) 21st Proprietary Governor of Maryland |
| Tasker Prince George's County | See also: Belair Mansion, ancestral home of the Tasker family and Selima, Tasker Jr.'s prized mare that became a foundational dam for thoroughbreds in the United Staes | Benjamin Tasker, Jr. | (1720–1760) politician, slave trader and Mayor of Annapolis |
| Tilghman Talbot County | See also: Sherwood Manor (St. Michaels, Maryland) and Hope House (Easton, Maryland) | James Tilghman | (1716–1793) lawyer and public servant |
| Tilghman Talbot County | See also: Sherwood Manor (St. Michaels, Maryland) and Hope House (Easton, Maryland) | Tench Tilghman | (1744 – 1786) Continental Army officer and aide-de-camp to George Washington |
| Vallette Anne Arundel County | | Elie Vallette | (1744 – 1786) early settler, loyalist and clerk |
| Vallette Anne Arundel County | | Elie Augustus Frederick La Vallette | (1790 – 1862) naval officer |
| Warfield Howard County Anne Arundel County | See also: Paternal Gift Farm, Maryland; Warfield's Range; and Oakdale Manor | Richard Warfield Capt. | (b.1646) early settler |
| Warfield Howard County Anne Arundel County | See also: Paternal Gift Farm, Maryland; Warfield's Range; and Oakdale Manor | Charles Alexander Warfield | (1751–1813) planter, militia member, revolutionary |
| Warfield Howard County Anne Arundel County | See also: Paternal Gift Farm, Maryland; Warfield's Range; and Oakdale Manor | Henry Ridgely Warfield | (1774 – 1839) politician, U.S. Representative |
| Worthington Prince George's County, Baltimore County | See also: Worthington's Quarters | John Worthington Capt. | Founder; tombstone transferred to St. Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis |
| Worthington Prince George's County, Baltimore County | See also: Worthington's Quarters | Walter Brooke Cox Worthington | (1795 – 1845) member of Maryland House of Delegates |
| Worthington Prince George's County, Baltimore County | See also: Worthington's Quarters | Thomas Contee Worthington | (1782–1847) U.S. Representative from Maryland |
| Worthington Prince George's County, Baltimore County | See also: Worthington's Quarters | William Grafton Dulany Worthington | (1785–1856) lawyer, statesman, member of Maryland House of Delegates |